Cyriax test
 

when you guys rest your elbows on an armrest and unload your shoulder armpit, tension do your fingers tingle

according to a pdf i just read people who experience this are tos "releasers" as opposed to "compresssors"

im just curious if it's true and there really is a big different between the two. i wonder if im both or just a releaser. im definitely not just a compressor

it is confusing bc i always assume tingling is bad, swinging my arms when i walk has got to be compression, i wouldn't consider this a good thing but resting my arms on an arm rest i would think of is good :confused: Also can "releasers" have elevated shoulders or is it strictly for droopy shoulder syndrome, can you ahve droopy shoulder syndrome with elevated shoulders, sounds like an oxymoron. or downwardly rotated shoulders........

head hurts

Release Phenomenon

-during daily activities, the
brachial plexus is being
pulled down
-when a nerve is very slightly
stretched (8% beyond its
normal, resting length)
venous pooling occurs
around the nerve
-this inhibits blood flow to
the peripheral nerves
Release Phenomenon
• In sitting and standing,
the nerves are under
tension, due to the
effects of gravity
• When the person goes
to bed, the tension on
the nerves is gradually
released

At the moment the
normal function
returns, (typically with
sleeping at night),the
axons fire and
patient’s experience
parasthesias




.........• When the scapular
muscles are weak, the
scalene muscles can
often become
“overworked”.
• These muscles are
responsible for
elevating the first rib
(occurs more with
compressors, but can
also be seen with
releasers)

i found one answer already

Scapular Downward Rotation
• Inferior angle of
scapula closer to
spine than superior
angle
• Tend to have large,
heavy arms
• Associated with RELEASING

where are you finding this, I would like to read up on it. It sounds like I am a releaser. My arms and hands have tingled for years went i put them on arm rests, never knew what it was, i just quit doing it. then in 2011 it got really bad.

There's something similar in our useful sticky thread- I don't know if it is the same pdf or not.. but has "Cyriax release test"
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post885166-126.html

its by the same people, i will post the exact article on monday..its at work